Psalms 18:18

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

Complete Jewish Bible:

They came against me on my day of disaster, but ADONAI was my support.

Berean Standard Bible:

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

American Standard Version:

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They prevented{H6923} me in the day{H3117} of my calamity{H343}: but the LORD{H3068} was my stay{H4937}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 18:17

  • I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

Psalms 59:16

  • But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalms 46:11

  • The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.

Deuteronomy 32:35

  • To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Obadiah 1:10

  • ¶ For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

Obadiah 1:14

  • Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

Psalms 46:1

  • ¶ To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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Commentary for Psalms 18:18

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6923
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָדַם
    Transliteration: qâdam
    Pronunciation: kaw-dam'
    Description: a primitive root; to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help); come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.
  2. Strong's Number: H3117
    There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹם
    Transliteration: yôwm
    Pronunciation: yome
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  3. Strong's Number: H343
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵיד
    Transliteration: ʼêyd
    Pronunciation: ade
    Description: from the same as אוּד (in the sense of bending down); oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin; calamity, destruction.
  4. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
  5. Strong's Number: H4937
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁעֵן
    Transliteration: mishʻên
    Pronunciation: mish-ane'
    Description: or מִשְׁעָן; from שָׁעַן; a support (concretely), i.e. (figuratively) a protector or sustenance; stay.